Sec. 1224. Limitation on availability of funds for certain authorities for Afghanistan

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None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act may be obligated or expended to carry out the provisions of law described in paragraph

(2)until 15 days after the date on which the Secretary of Defense submits to the specified congressional committees the certification described in subsection (d). The provisions of law referred to in paragraph

(1)are the following: Section 1216 of the Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 ( Public Law 111–383 ; 124 Stat. 4392; relating to authority to use funds for reintegration activities in Afghanistan). Section 1217 of the Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 ( Public Law 111–383 ; 124 Stat. 4393; relating to authority for program to develop and carry out infrastructure projects in Afghanistan). Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act to carry out section 1201 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 ( Public Law 112–81 ; 125 Stat. 1619; relating to the Commanders’ Emergency Response Program in Afghanistan), $45,000,000 may not be obligated or expended until 15 days after the date on which the Secretary of Defense submits to the specified congressional committees the certification described in subsection (d). Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act for the Afghanistan Security Forces Fund, $2,615,000,000 may not be obligated or expended until 15 days after the date on which the Secretary of Defense submits to the specified congressional committees the certification described in subsection (d). The certification referred to in subsections (a), (b), and

(c)is a certification of the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of State, that the United States and Afghanistan have signed a bilateral security agreement that— protects the Department of Defense, its military and civilian personnel, and contractors from liability to pay any tax, or similar charge, associated with efforts to carry out missions in the territory of Afghanistan that have been agreed to by both the Government of the United States and the Government of Afghanistan; ensures exclusive jurisdiction for the United States over United States Armed Forces located in Afghanistan; ensures that there is no infringement on the right of self-defense of the United States military mission or United States military personnel in Afghanistan; ensures that the United States military in Afghanistan is permitted to take the efforts deemed necessary to protect other United States Government offices and personnel in Afghanistan as may be required; ensures that the United States military mission in Afghanistan has sufficient access to bases and basing rights as may be necessary to carry out the activities in Afghanistan that the President has assigned to the military; and ensures that the United States has the freedom of movement to carry out those military missions as may be required to continue the effort to defeat al Qaeda and its associated forces. In this section, the term specified congressional committees means— the congressional defense committees; and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.

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Pub. L. 111-383
124 Stat. 4392
124 Stat. 4393
Pub. L. 112-81
125 Stat. 1619

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Sec. 1224

Limitation on availability of funds for certain authorities for Afghanistan

Pub. L.Pub. L. 111-383

Stat.124 Stat. 4392

Stat.124 Stat. 4393

Pub. L.Pub. L. 112-81

Stat.125 Stat. 1619

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